Sean Rameswaram

So Wikipedia throughout the years gets more and more credible, more and more thorough. And yet here we are in 2025 and it's in the crosshairs of the federal government. How has Wikipedia responded to this threatening letter from the Trump administration?

So Wikipedia throughout the years gets more and more credible, more and more thorough. And yet here we are in 2025 and it's in the crosshairs of the federal government. How has Wikipedia responded to this threatening letter from the Trump administration?

So Wikipedia throughout the years gets more and more credible, more and more thorough. And yet here we are in 2025 and it's in the crosshairs of the federal government. How has Wikipedia responded to this threatening letter from the Trump administration?

More ahead with Stephen on the man behind this threatening letter to Wikipedia. Will his story intersect with Nazism? Place your bets now. This is Today Explained.

More ahead with Stephen on the man behind this threatening letter to Wikipedia. Will his story intersect with Nazism? Place your bets now. This is Today Explained.

More ahead with Stephen on the man behind this threatening letter to Wikipedia. Will his story intersect with Nazism? Place your bets now. This is Today Explained.

Okay, Today Explained is back. Stephen Harrison, when we left off, we were talking about this guy, Ed Martin, who is at the center of this Trump administration fight with Wikipedia.

Okay, Today Explained is back. Stephen Harrison, when we left off, we were talking about this guy, Ed Martin, who is at the center of this Trump administration fight with Wikipedia.

Okay, Today Explained is back. Stephen Harrison, when we left off, we were talking about this guy, Ed Martin, who is at the center of this Trump administration fight with Wikipedia.

Tell us about that gig.

Tell us about that gig.

Tell us about that gig.

His use of this office so far, is it in line with previous U.S. attorneys for the District of Columbia or is he, I don't know, pushing the boundaries?

His use of this office so far, is it in line with previous U.S. attorneys for the District of Columbia or is he, I don't know, pushing the boundaries?

His use of this office so far, is it in line with previous U.S. attorneys for the District of Columbia or is he, I don't know, pushing the boundaries?

And maybe that's the reason he hasn't been confirmed by the United States Senate. You mentioned that there was some trouble there. What's it look like?

And maybe that's the reason he hasn't been confirmed by the United States Senate. You mentioned that there was some trouble there. What's it look like?

And maybe that's the reason he hasn't been confirmed by the United States Senate. You mentioned that there was some trouble there. What's it look like?

We know that the president's had a pretty successful track record with his appointments this time around. What has Ed Martin said or done that is so strong that it's turning off Republicans?

We know that the president's had a pretty successful track record with his appointments this time around. What has Ed Martin said or done that is so strong that it's turning off Republicans?